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| | == Famous Freemasons == | | == Famous Freemasons == |
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| − | *HRH The [[Duke]] of [[Kent]] (b. 1935) Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England since 1967 (cousin of both [[Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] and the [[Duke of Edinburgh]]) | + | Living/active Masons: |
| − | *Lord [[Randolph Churchill]] (1849 - 1895) | + | *HRH The [[Duke]] of [[Kent]], Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England since 1967, cousin of both [[Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] and the [[Duke of Edinburgh]], (1935-) |
| − | *Sir [[Winston Churchill]] (1874 - 1965) | + | *[[Sam Hornish Jr]], 2006 Indianapolis 500 champion, three-time Indy Racing League champion, (1979-) |
| − | *[[Cecil Rhodes]] (1852 - 1903) | + | *Major [[General]] Sir [[Michael Jeffrey]], [[Governor-General of Australia]], (1937-) |
| − | *Sir [[Joseph Banks]] (1744 - 1820) | + | *[[Kermit W. Richardson]], National Master (President) - National Grange |
| − | *Dr [[Edward Jenner]] (1749 - 1823) | + | *[[John Glenn|John H. Glenn]], Pilot, Astronaut and US Senator (1921-) |
| − | *Sir [[Alexander Fleming]] (1881 - 1955) | + | |
| | + | Historically well known Masons: |
| | + | *Sir [[John J.C Abbott]], [[Prime Minister]] of [[Canada]] (1821-1893) |
| | + | *Sir [[Joseph Banks]], naturalist, biologist, explorer (1744 - 1820) |
| | + | *[[Frédéric A. Bartholdi]], French sculptor best known for his figure ''Liberty Enlightening the World'', aka the [[Statue of Liberty]], (1834-1904) |
| | + | *[[Robert Burns]], Scottish nationalist, poet (1759 - 1796) |
| | + | *Lord [[Randolph Churchill]], British statesman (1849 - 1895) |
| | + | *Sir [[Winston Churchill]], British politician (1874 - 1965) |
| | + | *Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], author (Sherlock Holmes)) (1859 - 1930) |
| | + | *[[W.E.B. DuBois]], Scholar and co-founder of the [[NAACP]] (1868-1963) |
| | *[[Geoffrey Fisher]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (1887 - 1972) | | *[[Geoffrey Fisher]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (1887 - 1972) |
| − | *[[Robert Burns]] (1759 - 1796) | + | *Sir [[Alexander Fleming]], medical doctor (Penicillin) (1881 - 1955) |
| − | *Sir [[Walter Scott]] (1771 - 1832) | + | *[[Richard J. Gatling]], engineer and inventor (1818-1903) |
| − | *[[Anthony Trollope]] (1815 - 1882) | + | *Sir [[William S. Gilbert]], poet/libretist (Gilbert and Sullivan) (1836 - 1911) |
| − | *Sir [[William S. Gilbert]] (1836 - 1911) | + | *Dr [[Edward Jenner]], medical doctor (wound sterilisation) (1749 - 1823) |
| − | *Sir [[Arthur Sullivan]] (1842 - 1900) | + | *Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander-in-Chief - US Fleet 1941, Chief of Naval Operations 1942-1945, (1878-1956) |
| − | *Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] (1859 - 1930) | + | *[[Rudyard Kipling]], author (1865 - 1936) |
| − | *[[Rudyard Kipling]] (1865 - 1936) | + | *[[Charles A. Lindbergh]], American aviator (1902-1974) |
| | + | *General [[Douglas MacArthur]], US Chief of Staff (1880-1964) |
| | + | *Dr. [[Parker Paul McKenzie]], Kiowa Indian, linguist, grammarian, educator (1897-1999) |
| | + | *[Franz Anton Mesmer]], 'mesmerist' (hypnotist), psychologist (1734-1815) |
| | + | *[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], musical composer ("The Magic Flute" is considered to contain many Masonic references) (1756-1791) |
| | + | *LtGen [[Herman Nickerson]], Jr, USMC, Commander of I-Corps theater of operations in Vietnam |
| | + | *Admiral [[Robert E. Peary]], polar explorer (1856-1920) |
| | + | *[[Aleksandr Sergeyvich Pushkin]], Russian poet and author (''Boris Gudunov'') (1799-1837) |
| | + | *Sir [[Cecil Rhodes]], African entrepreneur (1852 - 1903) |
| | + | *Sir [[Walter Scott]], British historical novelist and poet (1771 - 1832) |
| | + | *[[Red Skelton]], actor, comedian (1913-1997) |
| | + | *[[Joseph Smith]], founder - Mormon Church (1805-1844) |
| | + | *Sir [[Arthur Sullivan]], composer (Gilbert and Sullian) (1842 - 1900) |
| | + | *[[Anthony Trollope]], British novelist (1815 - 1882) |
| | + | *[[Robert Pershing Wadlow]], tallest man on record (1918-1940) |
| | + | *Lieutenant General [[George Washington]], US President (1732-1799) |
| | *Field Marshal 1st [[Duke of Wellington]] (1769 - 1852) | | *Field Marshal 1st [[Duke of Wellington]] (1769 - 1852) |
| − | *[[George Washington]] | + | *[[William Charles Wentworth]], Australian explorer and editor of first newspaper in Australia (1790-1872) |
| − | *Major [[General]] [[Michael Jeffrey]], [[Governor-General of Australia]]
| + | *[[Darryl F. Zanuck]], movie maker (1902-1979) |
| − | *Sir John J.C Abbott, [[Prime Minister]] of [[Canada]] (1821-1893)
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| − | *Frédéric A. Bartholdi, French sculptor best known for his figure ''Liberty Enlightening the World'', aka the [[Statue of Liberty]], (1834-1904) | |
| − | *W.E.B. DuBois, Scholar and co-founder of the [[NAACP]] (1868-1963)
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| − | *Richard J. Gatling, engineer and inventor (1818-1903)
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| − | *John H. Glenn, Pilot, Astronaut and US Senator (1921-)
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| − | *Sam Hornish Jr, 2006 Indianapolis 500 champion, three-time Indy Racing League champion, (1979-)
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| − | *Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander-in-Chief - US Fleet 1941, Chief of Naval Operations 1942-1945, (1878-1956)
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| − | *Charles A. Lindbergh, American aviator (1902-1974)
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| | == Women and Freemasonry == | | == Women and Freemasonry == |